Current lab members
Aristotelis Astrinidis, PhD
Principal Investigator
- Assistant Professor, Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN
- Faculty Member, Integrated Biomedical Sciences, College of Graduate Health Sciences, UTHSC, Memphis TN
- Member, West Cancer Center, Memphis TN
PhD in Biology 1998 - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Publications
Matthildi Valianou, BS
- Research Coordinator II (08/2016-present) - University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- Research Assistant II (2009-2011) - Drexel University College of Medicine
Publications
Natalia Filippidou, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow (05/2018-present) - University of Tennessee Health Science Center
PhD in Molecular Medicine 2018 - Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics
Publications
Former lab members
Rahul Mavinkurve, MS
MS in Biomedical Engineering 2011 - New Jersey Institute of Technology
Andres Saucedo, BS
Rotation Graduate Student (2016) - TTUHSC Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Rhett J. Meyers, BS
Volunteer (2015) - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
BS in Psychology 2010 - The University of Texas at Arlington
Ryan Galindo, BS
Rotation Graduate Student (2015) - TTUHSC Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Benjamin Pichette, BS
Lab Assistant II (2011-2012) - Drexel University College of Medicine
BS in Chemical Engineering 2007 - Wayne State University
MS in Bioengineering 2011- University of Pennsylvania
Projects
I. Pharmacologic inhibition of PLK1
II. Mitotic phosphorylation of hamartin and tuberin
Publications
Shannon Hartley, BS
Lab Assistant II (2010-2011) - Drexel University College of Medicine
BS in Biology 2011 - Gettysburg College
Projects:
I. Drug screen for TSC/LAM
Matthildi Valianou, BS
Research Assistant II (2009-2011) - Drexel University College of Medicine
BS in Biology 1995 - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Projects:
I. Pharmacologic inhibition of PLK1
II. Mitotic phosphorylation of hamartin and tuberin
Publications
Panagiota Spadidea, BS
Lab Assistant II (2010-2011) - Drexel University College of Medicine
BS in Biology 2009 - U Patras
Projects:
I. Drug screen for TSC/LAM
Publications
Canan Kasikara
International Student Intern (2010) - Drexel University College of Medicine
Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics
Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Projects:
I. Drug screen for TSC/LAM
Yuka Nakao
Undergraduate Research Assistant (2010) - Drexel University College of Medicine
Projects:
I. Drug screen for TSC/LAM
Farah Noorani
Undergraduate Research Assistant (2009-2010) - Drexel University College of Medicine
Projects:
I. Genotoxic/oxidative stress and mTOR pathway
Jeffrey Wang
Undergraduate Research Assistant (2009-2010) - Drexel University College of Medicine
Projects:
I. Drug screen for TSC/LAM
Eugene Beaird, BS
Summer Research Fellow (2009) - Drexel University College of Medicine
BS in Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology 2008 - U. Washington
Projects:
I. Mitotic phosphorylation of hamartin and tuberin
Laia Gomez-Baldo, BS, MS, PhD
Visiting Fellow (2008) - Drexel University College of Medicine
BS in Biology 2002 - U. Barcelona
MS in Experimental Biology 2003 - U. Barcelona
PhD 2010 - U. Barcelona
Projects:
I. TSC-associated interactome
Publications
Andrew M. Cox, BA, MS, PharmD
Research Assistant I (2007-2009) - Drexel University College of Medicine
BS in Biology/Sec.Ed. 2003 - Marist
MA in Cell/Dev.Biology 2007 - Villanova
PharmD - University of Pittsburgh
Projects:
I. Pharmacological inhibition of PLK1
Rahul Mavinkurve, MS
- Research Assistant (08/2016-10/2017) - University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- Research Associate (2015-2016) - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
MS in Biomedical Engineering 2011 - New Jersey Institute of Technology
Andres Saucedo, BS
Rotation Graduate Student (2016) - TTUHSC Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Rhett J. Meyers, BS
Volunteer (2015) - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
BS in Psychology 2010 - The University of Texas at Arlington
Ryan Galindo, BS
Rotation Graduate Student (2015) - TTUHSC Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Benjamin Pichette, BS
Lab Assistant II (2011-2012) - Drexel University College of Medicine
BS in Chemical Engineering 2007 - Wayne State University
MS in Bioengineering 2011- University of Pennsylvania
Projects
I. Pharmacologic inhibition of PLK1
II. Mitotic phosphorylation of hamartin and tuberin
Publications
Shannon Hartley, BS
Lab Assistant II (2010-2011) - Drexel University College of Medicine
BS in Biology 2011 - Gettysburg College
Projects:
I. Drug screen for TSC/LAM
Matthildi Valianou, BS
Research Assistant II (2009-2011) - Drexel University College of Medicine
BS in Biology 1995 - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Projects:
I. Pharmacologic inhibition of PLK1
II. Mitotic phosphorylation of hamartin and tuberin
Publications
Panagiota Spadidea, BS
Lab Assistant II (2010-2011) - Drexel University College of Medicine
BS in Biology 2009 - U Patras
Projects:
I. Drug screen for TSC/LAM
Publications
Canan Kasikara
International Student Intern (2010) - Drexel University College of Medicine
Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics
Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Projects:
I. Drug screen for TSC/LAM
Yuka Nakao
Undergraduate Research Assistant (2010) - Drexel University College of Medicine
Projects:
I. Drug screen for TSC/LAM
Farah Noorani
Undergraduate Research Assistant (2009-2010) - Drexel University College of Medicine
Projects:
I. Genotoxic/oxidative stress and mTOR pathway
Jeffrey Wang
Undergraduate Research Assistant (2009-2010) - Drexel University College of Medicine
Projects:
I. Drug screen for TSC/LAM
Eugene Beaird, BS
Summer Research Fellow (2009) - Drexel University College of Medicine
BS in Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology 2008 - U. Washington
Projects:
I. Mitotic phosphorylation of hamartin and tuberin
Laia Gomez-Baldo, BS, MS, PhD
Visiting Fellow (2008) - Drexel University College of Medicine
BS in Biology 2002 - U. Barcelona
MS in Experimental Biology 2003 - U. Barcelona
PhD 2010 - U. Barcelona
Projects:
I. TSC-associated interactome
Publications
Andrew M. Cox, BA, MS, PharmD
Research Assistant I (2007-2009) - Drexel University College of Medicine
BS in Biology/Sec.Ed. 2003 - Marist
MA in Cell/Dev.Biology 2007 - Villanova
PharmD - University of Pittsburgh
Projects:
I. Pharmacological inhibition of PLK1
Updated 3 July 2018